Add everyone’s favorite holiday flavor to your cocktails, lattes and baked goods with this homemade gingerbread simple syrup! Made with fresh ginger, warm spices, molasses and rich brown sugar, this homemade simple syrup is easy to prepare and has so many uses that you’ll want to add it to all your festive drinks and treats this season.
⅓cupunsulphured molasses(not the blackstrap variety)
1teaspoonfresh orange zest
1teaspoonground cinnamon
¼teaspoonground cloves
¼teaspoonground allspice
1teaspoonvanilla extract
Instructions
In a small saucepan, add the water, ginger, dark brown sugar, molasses, orange zest, cinnamon, cloves and allspice. Stir to combine. Over medium-high heat, bring to a boil. Stir every so often to help dissolve the sugar.
When the mixture boils and the sugar dissolves, turn off the heat and stir in the vanilla extract. Allow to steep for at least 15 minutes.
Strain the syrup to separate the solids. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for several weeks. Enjoy!
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Notes
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Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.